Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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July 2003
	Month			Year To Date
	2003	2002	Percent Change	2003	2002	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	8	38	-79%	248	447	-45%
DVD	157	55	185%	1233	582	112%
Total Music Videos	165	93	77%	1481	1029	44%
Total Singles	63	21	200%	484	224	116%
Cassettes	32	71	-55%	170	438	-61%
CD	2762	2764	0%	21211	22056	-4%
Total Albums	2794	2835	-1%	21381	22494	-5%
Grand Total	3022	2949	2%	23346	23747	-2%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	36	427	-92%	1812	3990	-55%
DVD	2299	1029	123%	20482	10540	94%
Total Music Videos	2335	1456	60%	22294	14530	53%
Total Singles	218	77	183%	1591	730	118%
Cassettes	127	258	-51%	530	1917	-72%
CD	30486	32809	-7%	242413	256763	-6%
Total Albums	30613	33067	-7%	242943	258680	-6%
Grand Total	$33,166	$34,600	-4%	$266,828	$273,940	-3%

Sales information is supplied by members of CRIA and tabulated by Grant Thornton without audit.

The categories of DCC/Mini Disc and Cassette Single have been eliminated from the report due to negligible sales.

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